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Biogeography Complete

Which type of island is expected to have the fewest species?

“Small, far from mainland” for which type of island is expected to have the fewest species. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. At equilibrium, species identities can continue to turn over even when richness is approximately stable. The model predicts a balance of rates, not an absence of colonization or extinction. The remaining alternatives—“Small, near mainland”, “Large, near mainland”, “Large, far from mainland”—refer to different states, processes, or scales and therefore do not e

Ref: Biogeography, Lomolino et al., 5th Ed., Ch. 5-8

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Extinction Topic

Which extinct species is linked to human hunting and invasive species on islands?

“Dodo” for which extinct species is linked to human hunting and invasive species on islands. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. At equilibrium, species identities can continue to turn over even when richness is approximately stable. The model predicts a balance of rates, not an absence of colonization or extinction. The remaining alternatives—“Moa”, “Pyrenean Ibex”, “Passenger Pigeon”—refer to different states, processes, or scales and therefore do not express the same causal relation

Ref: Conservation Biology, Primack & Sher, 6th Ed., Ch. 7

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